Righs & Democracy and Violence Against Women in Conflict Situations

Rights & Democracy’s Women’s Rights theme supports women’s leadership and participation in civil society, condemns violence against women in conflict situations, works towards ending impunity for these crimes within national and transitional justice systems, and builds women’s capacity to meet the challenges of fundamentalisms and militarism.

Source: Rights & Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2008

Annual Report 2007-2008

 

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Civil Society Messages to the 9th Africities Summit

Civil Society Messages to the 9th Africities Summit

A self-organized civil-society initiative hosted 45 civil organization representatives this week at Kisumu, Kenya on 15–16 May to deliberate and consolidate messages to the Africities9 Summit. The Civil Society Forum [...]